Lesson 8.1

ABG

arterial blood gas

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

O2

oxygen

RRT

registered respiratory therapist

alveolus (alveoli)

terminal element of respiratory tract where gas exchange occurs

alveolar

pertaining to the alveoli

bronchus/bronchi

one of the two subdivisions of the trachea

bronchioles

increasingly smaller subdivisions of bronchi

cilium/cilia

hairlike motile projection from the surface of a cell

expiration

breathe out

inspiration

breathe in

olfacation

sense of smell

olfactory

relating to the sense of smell

oxygen

the gas essential for life

pharynx

tube from the back of the nose to the larynx

pharyngeal

pertaining to the pharynx

pulmonary

pertaining to the lungs

pulmonology

study of the lungs, or the medical specialty of disorders of the lungs

pulmonologist

specialist in treating disorders of the lungs

rale/rales

french for rattle; crackle heard through a stethoscope when air bubbles through liquid in the lungs

respiration

process of breathing; fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

respirator

another name for ventilator

respiratory

pertaining to respiration

sputum

matter coughed up and spat out by individuals with respiratory disorders

trachea

air tube from the larynx to the bronchi

trachealis

pertaining to the trachea

-ar, -eal, -alis

pertaining to

alveol

air sac

-ole

small

bronch/i

bronchus

ex-

out of

spirat

breathe

in-

into

-ory

having the function of

olfact

smell

-gen

create

oxy

oxygen

pharyng

pharynx

pulmon/o

lung

re-

again

-ator

person or thing that does something

-atory

pertaining to, produced by

trache

trachea

pollutants

substance that makes an environment unclean or impure

ventilation

movement of air and its gases into and out of the lungs

exchange of gases

exchange between air and blood, and between blood and interstitial fluids

key functions of the respiratory system

exchange of gases, regulation of blood pH, protection, and voice production

epiglottis

a flap in your throat that keeps food from entering the windpipe and lungs

glottis

opening between the vocal folds